“Post-election stress disorder?” Examining the increased stress of sexual harassment survivors after the 2016 election

Christina Fattore, Xiaohui Zhao, Kimberly M. Kelly, Pamela J. Murray, Karen Weiss, Jayeshkumar Patel, Kim Innes, Usha Sambamoorthi, Ranjita Misra

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Abstract

Objectives: In this paper, we explore if Donald Trump's electoral success in 2016 led to heightened levels of stress for sexual harassment survivors. Methods: Logistic regression models predicting voter stress using original survey data collected in the weeks following the 2016 election were utilized. Results: We find that women survivors of sexual harassment experienced elevated stres when compared to women who were never harassed. Conclusion: Female survivors of sexual harassment may be concerned that their well-being was under attack due to the triumph of hostile sexism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-316
Number of pages11
JournalSocial Science Quarterly
Volume103
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2022

Keywords

  • 2016 election
  • Donald Trump
  • sexism
  • sexual harassment
  • sexual violence
  • survey data

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